“The journey of healing and growth

always begins within

and the choice of your

path is always yours!”

– Glenn S. Cohen

Have you ever felt as though you’ve been welcomed to the bottom, that moment when you fall into the proverbial abyss and hit rock bottom? If you’ve experienced this, you know exactly what it feels like. My personal moment happened on a cold January night in 2003, and that memory remains etched in my mind. It was a profound turning point, one that fueled the drive, inspiration, and motivation to embark on my own journey of healing and growth and eventually write my three books.

This “welcome” can arrive in various forms: small, medium, large, or even extra-large challenges. No matter the size, a bottom is still a bottom. The real question is: What do you ask yourself when you realize you’re there, and how do you choose to use your time, energy, and attention?

Often, we initially ask, “How did I get here?” or “Why me?” At this crossroad, we face two choices:

1. Remain in Disempowerment – Ask why and cling to old, limiting, disempowered beliefs and stories that keep us stuck in self-defeating protective patterns.

2. Shift to Empowerment – Ask insightful questions that spark non-judgmental curiosity for healing and growth. In doing so, we assign a new and empowering meaning to our experiences, activate our Neurological Intelligence (NI), and tap into our most important values, building resilience for future challenges.

Once we acknowledge we’re at the bottom, the next critical step is deciding how to spend our time, energy, and attention. Will we invest these precious resources in learning, stretching, healing, and growing into our next highest version? Or will we reinforce the same disempowering beliefs and stories, trapping ourselves in a cycle of suffering?

Imagine a seed buried deep underground. In the darkness, it may seem isolated, but that very soil provides the nourishing environment it needs to root. Over time, the seed breaks through the surface, reaching for the sunlight, stronger and ready to thrive. In the same way, hitting bottom can be the fertile ground for your transformation, paving the way for renewed hope, resilience, and growth.

Your journey of healing and growth begins the moment you recognize you have the power to choose. Embrace the darkness as fertile ground, and decide to invest your time, energy, and attention in ways that elevate you. By focusing on empowered questions, uncovering your core values, and taking purposeful action, you can turn any rock-bottom experience into a launching pad for lasting self-discovery and transformation. After all, the path you choose is always yours.

If this resonates with you, feel free to DM me. I’d love to hear from you. If you are interested in working together, send me an email from the Request Initial Interview page on my website. I also invite you to subscribe to my Apple or Spotify Podcast and sign up for my Substack blog on my website (scroll to the bottom of the home page.) Thank you for letting me share some of my lessons of life and love.

Wishing You a Safe and Peaceful Journey,

Sending Big Hugs and Lots of Love,

Glenn

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